- unclinch
- transitive verb Date: 1598 unclench
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unclinch
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Unclinch — Un*clinch , v. t. [1st pref. un + clinch.] To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also {unclench}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unclinch — index break (separate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unclinch — un·clinch … English syllables
unclinch — v.tr. & intr. release or become released from a clinch … Useful english dictionary
unclench — Unclinch Un*clinch , v. t. [1st pref. un + clinch.] To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also {unclench}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Unclench — Un*clench , v. t. Same as {Unclinch}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unclench — /un klench /, v.t., v.i. to open or become opened from a clenched state. Also, unclinch /un klinch /. [1300 50; ME unclenchen. See UN 2, CLENCH] * * * … Universalium
break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law … Law dictionary
unclench — v. a. Unclinch, open … New dictionary of synonyms
disengage — v loosen, loose, unfasten, detach, unhook, unattach; unbuckle, unclinch, unhitch, unclasp, uncouple; disjoin, disunite, divide, divorce; unloose, free, liberate, set free, disinvolve, disentwine; unbolt, unbar, unlock, unlatch; unpin, unfix,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
